By Carol Leish, MA –
The upcoming Mental Health Wellness Festival in June will celebrate the completion of National May’s Mental Health Awareness Month.
“It’s a grassroots mental health and wellness festival,” according to Josh Carsman, the Marketing/Fund Development Manager at Turning Point Foundation, a local non-profit with the mission to improve the quality of life for adults experiencing serious mental illness, addiction, lack of housing, and inadequate physical health.
“This third annual event’s objective is to raise awareness about mental health and to share mental wellness pathways in our community that support, maintain and/or improve all of our mental health.”
Event Details:
Date: Saturday, June 21
Time: 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Location: Ventura Harbor Village (lawn area)
Activities and Highlights
- Live Music: Uplifting performances from 12 PM – 4 PM by The Orchard Blue Grass Band, known for their blend of bluegrass, gospel, country, and western music.
- Mental Health Art Exhibit: Featuring client-submitted artwork from various Turning Point Foundation programs.
- Horticultural Garden Exhibit: Presented by Growing Works, with plants for sale, grown by clients. This is a wholesale plant nursery and mental wellness program.
- Sea Shell Painting: Hosted by Ventura County Behavioral Health, offering creative therapy and fun.
- Yoga and Meditation: Hosted by Meditation Mount throughout the day.
- Camp Good Times Arts & Crafts: Hosted by Ronald McDonald House Charities, which supports families with children undergoing cancer treatment.
Event Sponsors:
- Ventura County Behavioral Health
- Turning Point Foundation
- Meditation Mount
- Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times
- City Impact, Inc.
- Pacific Clinics
- Rotary Club – Ventura South
Additional Sponsors:
- A Heart of an Angel
- Growing Works – Turning Point Foundation
- Autism Society of Ventura County
- West Ventura County Business Alliance
- News Talk 1590 CVTA
- VC Reporter
- Ventura Breeze
- Nate’s Place – A Wellness and Recovery Center
For more information, visit:https://mentalwellnessfest.com/
Mental Wellness Festival at Ventura Harbor Village
